The Penobscot Bay Pilot and Eurekalert shared a media release about the National Science Foundation awarding the University of Maine more than $700,000 to host the 27th NSF EPSCoR National Conference in Portland in November 2021. The theme of the national EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) conference will be “Translating Stakeholder Needs into Impactful Research Outcomes.” […]
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Fosters.com and Seacoast Online cited research from the University of Maine Lobster Institute in a story about a blue lobster caught near Kennebunkport. According to the institute, fishermen have a one in 2 million chance of catching a blue lobster. According to the institute, fishermen have a one in 2 million chance of catching a blue lobster.
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People are invited to share reflections and perspectives on how their everyday lives have been affected by public health guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic in a new project led by a University of Maine researcher. Kathryn Swacha, an assistant professor of English, is seeking participants for a public storytelling project titled “Coping with COVID.” […]
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The University of Maine Lobster Institute, Maine Sea Grant and the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) will partner for a series of free monthly Zoom chats featuring marine scientists, researchers and fishermen discussing collaborative efforts in the lobster industry. The webinar series, Successful Research Projects in the Lobster Industry, will feature discussions of research […]
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News Center Maine highlighted an earlier University of Maine study that explored the possible economic fallout in the Maine hospitality industry from COVID-19 in a story about the toll from the pandemic on both hospitality and tourism in the state. Todd Gabe, a professor of economics, and Andrew Crawley, an assistant professor of regional economic […]
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Alexander More, an assistant research professor with the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, spoke with Popular Science and Mirage News about how a once in a century climate anomaly exacerbated the H1N1 flu pandemic of 1918-1919 and casualties in World War 1. Through studying an ice core from the European Alps, More, also a […]
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Mainebiz interviewed Kara Pellowe, a former University of Maine postdoctoral student, about the value of integrating local norms and fishermen’s knowledge into fisheries regulations. Pellowe, now based at the Stockholm Resilience Centre in Stockholm, Sweden, co-authored a study with Heather Leslie, director of the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Maine, exploring the interplay between formal […]
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Utility Dive noted the collaboration between the University of Maine and New England Aqua Ventus LLC (NEAV) to develop UMaine’s floating offshore wind technology demonstration project in an article titled “Maine regulators OK state’s largest renewables solicitation with 482 MW solar, but skip storage.” The project will consist of a single semisubmersible concrete floating platform […]
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A team of scientists, including one from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, found that monitoring ground vibrations may enhance early warning systems for sudden floods resulting from glacial melting. Aaron Putnam, an assistant professor in the UMaine School of Earth and Climate Sciences and CCI, participated in a study spearheaded by Columbia University’s […]
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In response to a changing climate, populations of plants and animals move to more hospitable locations. Predicting where species will end up, and how New England farmers and rural communities need to plan and adapt accordingly is the focus of a new interdisciplinary research initiative led by the University of Maine. The National Science Foundation […]
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